Hamas reportedly created a fake dating app to lure Israeli soldiers and steal security information
Hamas built several fake apps to lure in Israeli soldiers and steal sensitive security information, Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers were reportedly contacted on social media this year by a trove of dummy profiles and asked to download various apps available on Google Play, including GlanceLove, a fake dating site, and Golden Cup, a World Cup scoring app.
According to IDF, Hamas cyber attackers used stolen identities to create social media profiles to tempt soldiers into giving up personal information and downloading apps that would expose them to harmful malware. Once installed, the apps would allow militants in Gaza to access soldiers’ phone numbers, cameras, and microphones remotely.
